Philosophical Jurgen Klopp insists: 'I don't need a break'

Klopp, eloquent, honest, and dignified, was happy to address unfounded rumours of him possibly considering his future in England

Jurgen Klopp. Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

For a man in the midst of a “crisis”, Jurgen Klopp cut a relaxed and philosophical character in Liverpool on Monday as he prepared to board a flight for Budapest and the resumption of his team’s Champions League campaign.

RB Leipzig await the fallen, and failing, Premier League champions in the neutral, Covid-clear venue of Budapest, offering Liverpool and Klopp the chance to halt their recent alarming slide by taking a step towards the Champions League quarter-finals.